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UCEED & CEED Coaching Classes in Bangalore

Design careers are gaining the limelight as the demand for the designing fraternity rises much above the demand for engineering graduates. Candidates today are willing to explore new career options. They seek guidance to attain a place in careers that perfectly match their skill sets. It is not surprising that students are more aware of UCEED & CEED Entrance Exams that take place annually. These national level exams test the design aptitude of students and only the best are selected to pursue their dream careers.

UCEED & CEED are design entrance exams that take place at graduate and post graduate level. These exams are organised jointly by IIT Mumbai, IIT Guwahati and IIT Jabalpur. The candidates who acquire a rank in these exams get to pursue further studies in IITs and IIScs.

UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design) is an entrance exam that students of any stream; Science, Commerce or Arts; are allowed to appear provided they fulfil the eligibility criteria.

Here are the eligibility criteria to appear for UCEED Entrance Exams:

Maximum Age limit: A candidate from the open category or OBC should be less than or equal to 25 years of age while appearing for the UCEED Entrance Examinations. The age limit for a candidate from SC/ST or a candidate with disabilities is 30 years.

UCEED Qualification: The candidate needs to obtain a rank in UCEED Entrance Examination.

Candidate must clear the Class XII or equivalent qualifying examination.

CEED (Common Entrance Exam for Design) is a common entrance examination for post-graduation studies in the stream of technological design. The CEED is conducted jointly by IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

There have been some amendments in the format of the CEED Entrance Exams in the year 2013 and now the questions in the paper are divided into Part A & Part B. The first section is Part A which encompasses the following:

Observation and Visualisation

Visual communication

Architecture

Animation Design

Automobile Design

Digital

Product Design

General Awareness

The Part B encompasses the following:

Visual communication design

Animation design

Basic visual sketching

Design thinkability

Observation, problem identification and problem solving

Once the students have cleared Part A and Part B, they are asked to create a portfolio. The shortlisted candidates need to carry this portfolio to the interview which is the final round.

UCEED & CEED Coaching in Bangalore

SILICA has been set up with a goal to help technological design aspirants attain their dream career. The staff at SILICA include experts in the fraternity of design who possess the potential to train aspirants and bring out the best in them. Hoping to reach out to every student in any corner of India, SILICA has set up multiple branches in different locations of India. SILICA UCEED & CEED Coaching in Bangalore is located at Kamgar Chowk to help candidates with UCEED & CEED entrance exam preparations in Bangalore.

Why Silica?

Silica is an institute that has gained reputation among the best UCEED & CEED coaching classes in Bangalore and other parts of India because of certain reasons. These reasons are responsible for SILICA being the first choice for any student who is preparing for UCEED & CEED Exams. Here we have listed out the major reasons why SILICA is the first choice for all design aspirants when it comes to UCEED & CEED classes in Bangalore:

Only Students with Design Aptitude Are Shortlisted

While most coaching centres do conduct aptitude tests, SILICA tests the design aptitude of the candidates. The routine aptitude tests include a test of different aspects including general knowledge but aptitude tests at SILICA have been designed to evaluate how good the candidate is at the required design skills. Such a test helps to screen out students capable of clearing the UCEED & CEED Exam against the rest. It also prevents forming any false expectations in the minds of parents.

Staff Belong to Design Fraternity

The staff at SILICA belong to the design fraternity. That is why it is easy for them to answer to any query asked by the candidates and provide apt guidance which is a must to clear the UCEED &CEED national level entrance tests.

Collaborative Learning Techniques Are Used

At SILICA, we believe that the students’ complete learning can only happen when there is perfect co-ordination and collaboration between the students, the tutors and the parents. That is why a collaborative learning technique used and the parents are continually informed of the progress of their children.

Best UCEED & CEED Self Study Material are Provided to Students

The UCEED & CEED Self-study material provided to students at SILICA have been compiled by the experts in the design industry. The material comprises of all essential aspects of design study and helps students clear the complicated aspects of the subject through self-study and without further assistance.

The online tutorials and fun videos help candidates to think creatively and put all their design lessons to practical use while thinking analytically.

Weekly UCEED & CEED Mock Tests Are Conducted

The students need to get a real life feel of the exams inorder to perform well in the actual UCEED & CEED Entrance Exams. Most often, the exam fear is the result of inability to know exactly what to expect in the actual exams. That is why weekly UCEED & CEED mock tests are organised at SILICA to evaluate the true performance of each candidate. Such tests help the parents get a true picture of where their candidates stand how they will perform in the actual entrance tests.

Students also understand how they are performing and are given a chance to improve on aspects where they lack. This helps them work on the weak points and progress in their performance.

Statistics of Results at SILICA Reveal High Success Rate

The right methods lead to the right results. The exceptional performance of the SILICA students from the time of its inception is a clear reason to believe that SILICA uses the right methods to train candidates for the UCEED & CEED Entrance Exams.

The number of SILICA students that are shortlisted to IITs for Design Courses have increased each year. The consistent performance of SILICA candidates has helped them find way into the best NIDs in India.

FAQ's on UCEED & CEED

Most candidates have a thousand queries to burden their mind before they choose a certain field as their career option. Here we have tried to answer some of the most prominent questions to help candidates:

Is there more scope for technological design career than engineering career? If yes, why?

This is a common question that arises in the minds of candidates when they are at a juncture where they have to make a career choice. The one-word answer to this question is ‘Yes’. The design career is in great demand. Here are some statistics to verify this answer:

In India, every year, 1,50,00,000 candidates qualify as engineers. This means that 1 in every 100 people is an engineer. On the other hand, only 15000 candidates qualify as designers each year. This means there is only 1 designer in every 1,00,000 people. Naturally, qualified designers are in greater demand than engineers.

Many top companies have hired designers for salaries as high as 72 lakh per annum during the placement drive that was held. The average salaries of design candidates were 15 lakhs per annum and 8 students even bagged 48 lakhs per annum salaries.

A fresh design graduate can expect a salary in the range of 12 lakhs to 25 lakhs per annum. Freshers from design are hired at 40-50% premium over engineering graduates.

Top companies like Samsung, Wipro, Cognizant, Microsoft, Myntra, TCS and SAP Labs have been a part of such placement drives.

How is SILICA better at coaching students for design careers?

There are many reasons why SILICA is the best option for coaching a design candidate and ensuring he finds a place in the top design colleges of India. Here we have listed out some of the prominent reasons:

The staff at SILICA belong to the design fraternity and understand the many challenges that technical design candidates face while trying to clear the UCEED & CEED Entrance Exams. That is why they are able to train candidates and ensure they clear the papers without any hurdles.

SILICA has made the best use of the online platform to reach out to the design candidates. The online design videos uploaded by SILICA not just help in self-study but also help to bring out the best of their creativity and help them think out of the box.

The UCEED & CEED questions papers at SILICA are designed to resemble the actual entrance exams as closely as possible. This helps the candidates to get the feel of the actual exam even before the exam. This also helps them understand the challenges they may face during the exam and get over the challenges beforehand.

At SILICA, the students are provided with UCEED & CEED study material so that they can study all by themselves. The students can always ask their queries and clear their doubts online or offline.

The UCEED & CEED books provided by SILICA are compiled by the experts and is concise and relevant.

The collaborative learning technique that has been adopted at SILICA helps the parents to track their candidate’s performance and also know beforehand how he or she is going to perform in the actual entrance tests.

There are candidates aspiring to clear the UCEED & CEED Entrance Exams all over India. SILICA has established its centres for UCEED & CEED Coaching in Bangalore and different major cities of India ensuring that candidates from even remote locations get an opportunity to fulfil their dreams and achieve their goals in the design careers.

The consistent performance of SILICA candidates reveals that from the inception in 2015, SILICA has been responsible for the success of many candidates who have made their place in NID and top design institutes.

Which students can appear for UCEED Entrance Exams?

Candidates who aspire to pursue a career in design and have base qualifications can appear for UCEED Entrance Exams. The eligibility criteria for appearing for the UCEED Exams is as explained below. Anyone who fulfils the below criteria can appear for the exams:

Candidate must clear the Class XII or equivalent qualifying examination.

Maximum Age limit: A candidate from the open category or OBC should be less than or equal to 25 years of age while appearing for the UCEED Entrance Examinations. The age limit for a candidate from SC/ST or a candidate with disabilities is 30 years.

Only candidates who have a rank in the UCEED Entrance Exam get selected to the top design colleges.

What is the difference between regular aptitude tests and design aptitude tests?

SILICA is different from other coaching centres because it shortlists only candidates with a potential for pursuing a design career. That is why, unlike UCEED coaching centres that take a general aptitude test that covers verbal reasoning, mechanical reasoning, spatial ability, numerical ability and abstract reasoning.

On the other hand, SILICA is extremely focused and the aptitude test here covers a 10 minutes’ test on numerical ability and 110 minutes test on design potential. This is the best way to pick the best designers from the rush of students. Honing them into future students of NID and top design colleges of India is the promise SILICA assures its students.

What salary can I expect in the field of design? What are the different career options?

There are a multitude of career options in design in the different industries. As the number of candidates aspiring to pursue a design career is small, the salaries in this field are also quite high. You can expect a salary in the 6 to 9lakhs per annum as a designer.

Many companies in the top niche are looking out for designers. The different types of companies that hire designers are personal product companies, consumer product companies, design studios, fashion driven companies, advertising agencies, media houses, e-commerce companies, interior and furniture companies, automotive companies and tech-driven companies.

There is a lot of scope in design industry and many aspirants even consider setting up their own startup. A good career requires a good base which can be created at SILICA CEED Coaching Centre.